Alright I made some headway today!!!! I wrote about 7,000 words with several breaks in between. Kicking some butt. I tried to think if there was anything I was doing differently on days like today than days I was only squeaking out 2,500 words. Then it hit me. There are too many distractions. Below is a list of distractions keeping me from getting the first draft out:
- Taking phone calls. Today I didn't take any phone calls. Just didn't answer it.
- I didn't keep my email opened in a tab. I tend to check that every 10-15 minutes or so
- I didn't go back over what I wrote and read it 3 times. I just kept writing. I usually write a chapter or so and then go back through and do a quick proof on typos, weird mistakes I made, etc. (editing comes later). But I have decided to just keep on writing and then in the morning instead of just jumping in and writing, I go through what i wrote the previous day. This not only helps me warm up a bit and get back into the story to press on, but I have a night's rest and I can look at what I wrote with a new perspective.
- People showing up at my house. I can't help this but nobody stopped by today.
- Lastly, turned off instant messengers, tweetdeck, and closed out Facebook!!! lol
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